LA County Sheriff Says Super Bowl Draws Human Traffickers

Fans sit among cardboard cutouts in the second quarter during Super Bowl LV between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs at Raymond James Stadium on February 7, 2021 in Tampa, Fla. Patrick Smith/Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—As Los Angeles prepares to host the Super Bowl, Sheriff Alex Villanueva Wednesday reminded residents that the event is a magnet for human trafficking.

Villanueva also highlighted January as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month.